The Arts National Poster Competition Guidelines

Theme:

Healthy, Energetic, Active Lifestyles Matter -- Make Health a Habit!

NATIONAL POSTER ART COMPETITION 2015-2016 Guidelines

Revised - May 2015

Brief History and Mission

Project Walking Fete: Make Health a Habit was created in 1995 in conjunction with The Links, Incorporated's National Walk-A-Thon. The 2013-2014 theme, "Get Smart, Get Healthy ? Make Health A Habit!", served to challenge students to use their creativity to visually communicate the goal of erasing childhood obesity among our youth through education. The 2015-2016 theme, "Healthy, Energetic, Active Lifestyles Matter ? Make Health a Habit!", stresses and builds the holistic approach toward making sure our youth realize that the whole person's life matters.

National Poster Art Competition

Throughout the year, students are taught the relationship between health and physical activity, especially walking. The program advocates field trips, classroom visits by health related professional speakers, health fairs, special health related events at community and/or church youth awareness sessions. The youth also learn how to think, create and draw using various artistic expressions. Professional artists, student artists, and volunteers with artistic backgrounds can be invited to help the students develop their skills. Chapters may elect to partner with a school, church, youth-serving organization, museum, local business, arts and medical departments of colleges and universities, nursing schools, hospitals, and other Links chapters, etc., or work independently.

During the National Assembly year (even years) a chapter may choose to host a national poster art competition for youths, grades 1 ? 12. Chapters conduct their local competition and award first, second and third place prizes. The winner in each category enters the area judged competition. A local entry from the previous year may not be submitted for the area judging competition during the National Assembly year.

The four categories are:

Category 1:

grades

1 ? 3

Category II:

grades

4 ? 6

Category III:

grades

7 ? 9

Category IV:

grades

10 ? 12

During the Area Conference year (uneven years), a chapter may choose to host a poster art competition in its local area for students in grades 1-12. The entries from this local competition may not be entered into the National Poster Art Competition the following National Assembly year.

The chapter awards prizes and provides each student with a "Certificate of Participation." Many chapters in the past have secured several prizes for first, second and third place winners from local vendors or businesses. Local competitions during the Area Conference year (uneven years) are separate from the National Poster Art Competition and will not be considered during the national year; the local competition and national competition are two separate activities.

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GETTING STARTED

Chapters electing to participate in the 2015-2016 national competition must submit the `Notification of Chapter Participation Form' to K. Joy Peters, chair, National Poster Art Committee, via postal mail or email on or before October 31, 2015. `Notification of Chapter Participation Form' will not be accepted after October 31, 2015.

K. Joy Peters, chair, National Poster Art Committee, is the manager of the contest and the liaison between the chapter Poster Art chairs; executive director; programs and communications coordinator; director, National Programs; area directors; area program chairs; area arts chairs; and, area representatives of the National Poster Art Committee.

National Poster Art Committee 2015-2016

K. Joy Peters Chair, National Poster Art Committee Magnolia (GA) Chapter (404) 402-6764 Kjoyenjoy19@

Caroline Lattimore Triangle Park (NC) Chapter (919) 599-5845 preztpclinks@

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RULES

Competition Calendar A chapter may conduct its competition anytime between September 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016. Submissions must be received by the area representatives of the National Poster Art Committee by April 11, 2016.

Size All artwork must measure 10 inches by 16 inches from edge to edge. Posters must be mounted on a 12 inch by 18 inch piece of white foam board and be unmatted and unframed. Entries submitted by any chapter not in the proper size and format will be disqualified. Any framed or matted posters will be disqualified. Note: The area representative of the National Poster Art Committee will return disqualified entries to the chapter poster art contact, only at the request of the chapter and at the expense of the chapter.

Artistic Expression Eligible media are watercolor, charcoal, pencil, acrylics, pen, paint, fabric, collage, crayons, mosaic, scratch art or a computer generated image (but not computer clip art). All images should express wellness and healthy choices of foods and activities from a youth's point of view. Diversity is encouraged in the poster art.

Eligible Entry An eligible entry is defined as the original art of one student, grade 1 ? 12, submitted in the proper size and format.

Number of Entries A maximum of one entry per grade category per chapter will be accepted at the area level. That means that a chapter may only submit a total of four entries. Any ties in judging at the chapter level must be resolved by the chapter. Any chapter submitting more than one entry in a particular category will automatically be disqualified in that category. Note: Area representatives of the National Poster Art Committee will mail back the disqualified entries to the chapter poster art contact at the expense of the chapter.

Winners Winning posters will become property of The Links, Incorporated.

Relatives of Links Heir-o-Links and other relatives of Links or Connecting Links may not enter the poster art competition.

Contest Questions Please contact K. Joy Peters, chair, National Poster Art Committee, with your questions:

Email: kjoyenjoy19@ Phone: (404) 402-6764

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SUBMISSION CRITERIA

How to Submit Entry for Area Judging

? The applicant's artwork must measure EITHER 10 inches high x 16 inches wide (horizontal) OR 16 inches high x 10 inches wide (vertical).

? In the artwork area, the following information must be placed one inch from the bottom:

Healthy, Energetic, Active Lifestyles Matter--Make Health a Habit! The Links, Incorporated (on the left-hand side; no logo)

? In the artwork area, the student signs his or her name at the bottom on the right-hand side.

? For protection during handling, posters must be permanently mounted to ?" thick plain white foam board measuring 12 inches X 18 inches. Mounting can be done with glue, rubber cement or spray adhesive. Do not mount with tape of any kind. One full inch of foam board must be visible around each edge of the artwork.

? The final dimension of the submitted entry must be exactly 12 inches by 18 inches.

For example: 18"

Poster front Artwork area 10" h x 16" w

12"

10"

16"

Healthy, Energetic, Active Lifestyles Matter ? Make Health a Habit ! The Links, Inc.

Foam Board 12" h x 18" w

Jane Doe

One (1) inch foam board border all around with no artwork

Healthy, Energetic, Active Lifestyles Matter --Make Health a Habit! 2015-2016 National Poster Art Competition

12"

Poster front Artwork area 16" h x 10" w

10"

18" 16"

Healthy, Energetic, Active Lifestyles Matter ? Make Health a Habit! |The Links, Inc.

Foam Board 18" h x 12" w

Jane Doe

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